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Rosie Winterton surprisingly became the Labour chief whip tonight after Nick
Brown, the long-standing holder of the job,was forced out by Ed Miliband.

The Doncaster Central MP was elected unopposed after the withdrawal of the two
other candidates for the position, including Mr Brown.

Ms Winterton, a popular figure among Labour MPs, was Mr Miliband’s choice to
help him to unify the parliamentary party.Mr Brown withdrew his candidacy
for re-election after being asked to do so by Mr Miliband — displaying a
touch of ruthlessness in one of his first acts as leader.